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Outsourced Investment is Uncontested and Unmeasured, says KPMG

More than 80% of new fiduciary or outsourced mandates awarded in the UK in the past year were won on an “uncontested basis”

UK fiduciary-management market now has £70bn in assets, says KPMG

The UK’s fiduciary management market now manages more than £70bn in assets after strong growth from smaller pension funds using implemented consultancies

Credit Suisse turning positive on asset managers, upgrades Schroders and Jupiter

Credit Suisse said on Tuesday that it is ‘turning more positive’ on the European asset-management sector as it upgraded its ratings for Schroders and Jupiter Fund Management.

Coutts’ Latest Million Pound Donors Report Reveals 50% increase in number of £1m+ donations

Highest number of donations of £1m or more recorded since 2008

Oil & Spain

There was an oddity the other week when we had our latest flash crash in the global markets.

“If that does show signs of happening, then we may indeed get to see QE4 rolled out. Daddy might have let go of the market's hand for the moment but he's still close by.” Buttonwood in ‘The Economist’

FS Investment Committee: Which way for commodities?

It has been difficult to call the direction of commodities over the past two years but is now the time to buy in?

Some of oldest banks in the world, then and now

Some of the oldest banks are still operating today.

Who's Who Legal

This year, our listings comprise a total of 459 practitioners from 164 firms in 45 countries who are considered leaders in this field of law, following votes from clients, in-house counsel and peers.

After the storm

In the wake of the mid-October turbulence for global equities, confidence has been re-established on financial markets.

Emerging markets leading change across the globe

Looking at changing trends across the globe, greater amounts of the world’s wealth is being generated by emerging markets as these countries become more educated and more urban

JPMorgan tops pay table with $740,000 for London bankers

Bank of America Merrill Lynch paid an average of 376,000 pounds, according to Emolument

Inertia exposed as 40% admit ‘never’ reviewing pension

Despite significant changes to global financial markets, 61 per cent of non-retired people admit to not reviewing their long-term savings and investments, including 43 per cent who said they had ‘never’ reviewed retirement plans.

Surge in Confidence Among World’s Largest Institutional Investors - RESEARCH

The Pyramis survey identifies regional differences across such topics as: expectations for market volatility, perspectives on alternatives, investment objectives and investment opportunities.

Product Fees Top List of Asset Manager Attributes to Win DC Pensions Business

Asset managers active in Europe's defined contributions (DC) pensions industry regard price as the pivotal characteristic to winning work for DC pensions

KBC Says Exceeds ECB's Asset Quality Review And Stress Test Thresholds

The Stress Test consisted in applying two scenarios to AQR-adjusted figures at 31 December 2013. Under the adverse scenario defined by the EBA, Crédit Agricole Group would have a phased-in Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 8.8% in 2016, well above the

Tilney Bestinvest ranks top 100 equity fund managers

In second place was Martin Lau from First State Investments, who manages the First State Greater China Growth fund, among others, while in third place was BlackRock global resources manager Evy Hambro.

Study shows London finance firms leaving ‘old boy’s club’ image behind

That compares to just 0.7 per cent of the wider population that are ethnically Chinese and 2.5 per cent that are Indian.

UK’s HNWI wealth is expected to reach US$3.4 trillion by 2018, Finds New Market Research Report

There were 675,139 HNWIs in the UK in 2013. These HNWIs held US$2.5 trillion in wealth, and wealth per HNWI was US$3,769,324.

Can British banking thrive in the new world?

The industry is finally starting to recover from the financial crisis, but the rules have changed forever

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